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Valve: Free Portal 2 DLC in Mid-September

Back in April, Valve informed Portal 2 fans the first free downloadable content pack for its award-winning teleportation puzzler would arrive sometime this summer. Valve confirmed at Gamescom the DLC is on the way, and it will still -- technically -- hit your hard drive before the warm season officially ends.

The Portal 2 DLC pack will feature leaderboards, Challenge Mode for single and multiplayer, new Test Chambers to solve, and more. Speaking with Kotaku at Gamescom, Valve's Doug Lombardi said mid-September is the release target, pointing out that the new time frame is "still technically summer."

In the U.S. the unofficial end of summer, and the wearing of those glorious white jeans, happens on Labor Day weekend, beginning September 5. Officially, the end of the season is marked by the autumn equinox on September 22.

If you're jonesing for some new Test Chambers to solve and can't wait another month, we've got you covered. Our friends at FilePlanet have complied some of the very best Portal 2 user-created puzzles, and they're available for download right now.

Spy Guy says: Sooo, according to Valve time, we should actually expect that DLC pack right around Thanksgiving. Can't wait for Challenge Mode, though. In the meantime, definitely check out some of those Portal 2 Test Chambers on FilePlanet, in particular Synchronicity, Gravity Trials, and Playground.